Metro offices, including the Customer Information phone line, and Lost and Found and Pass Sales counters, are closed on Thursday and Friday. The Customer Information Office at (206) 553-3000 will reopen on Monday morning.

Some King County area transit service will be affected by community events this weekend.

Even when it is affected by traffic, construction, temporary reroutes or delays, riding transit is still a great way to get around our community and to most local events and activities, where there is usually congestion and limited parking.

Transit reroute start and end times, routing, and other details may be subject to change. Use regularly published timetables, allow plenty of travel time and expect possible delays.

Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 22 On Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22, Metro operates a Sunday schedule. If your service does not normally operate on Sunday, it will not operate on Thanksgiving.

Ride2 service that provides weekday peak hour on-demand shared rides between the Eastgate P&R and nearby neighborhoods, will not operate on Thursday and Friday, November 22 & 23. Service will resume on Monday, November 26.

On Friday, a few commuter routes are completely canceled, and individual trips on some other routes are also canceled.

Macy’s Holiday Parade & Westlake Tree lightingDowntown Seattle transit service will be affected by Macy’s annual holiday parade and tree lighting. Buses that normally operate on Pine and Union streets, and on 4th and 5th avenues, will be rerouted at different times during the day.

Expect service delays throughout the Seattle area due to holiday traffic and crowds.

All riders are invited and welcome to join in this moment of reflection. At the designated time, Metro and Metro-operated Sound Transit buses will pull over only if and where it is safe to do so, to observe this brief moment, and will then continue in service. Some exceptions include buses traveling on highways or freeways and inside the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel. Transit service will quickly resume at the conclusion of the remembrance.

Other Holiday weekend eventsOn all four days of the weekend there are events that will affect transit service in several areas. Start and end times of events are subject to change.

Seattle and Issaquah Turkey Trot eventsHoliday weekend events kick-off with the Seattle and Issaquah TurkeyTrot events on Thanksgiving Day

Downtown Bellevue - holiday traffic reroutesEvery year Metro reroutes certain routes in downtown Bellevue to help mitigate service delays due to heavy congestion associated with shopping activity and the Snowflake Lane display. Metro routes 240, 246 and 271 will be rerouted on Friday, November 23 and continue through Monday, December 24.

Seattle MarathonHoliday weekend events wrap up with the Seattle Marathon on Sunday, November 25. Buses are mainly affected by reroutes around the Seattle Center, Ballard, Fremont, South Lake Union, Magnuson Park, University Village, University District and Wallingford areas. Reroutes will begin at 7:00 AM and may last as late as 4:00 PM.

Expect delays in service for all routes along and near the Marathon course on Sunday.

ConstructionKnown construction-related impacts to transit service are posted in Metro’s online Service Advisories table and sent to Transit Alert subscribers. It’s a good idea to sign up for Transit Alerts or otherwise check for a service advisory before you travel.

Transit service during unexpected or civic events In areas where there are transit service disruptions due to crowds, traffic, weather or civic events, transit riders are advised to- Be aware of conditions in their immediate vicinity, such as street closures, detours, police directions, etc.- Be prepared for delays or to make revisions to travel plans, such as traveling at a different time or using a different bus stop or route, depending on specific circumstances.- Be prepared for unexpectedly revised traffic or routing, and for delays in transit service.- Know the alternate stops or routes that may be in the vicinity of starting points and destinations.

Such events may be scheduled or unexpected, and may disrupt normal travel patterns or activities even outside of the event area.

While every effort will be made to keep riders informed of Metro’s service status, depending on the time and the nature of such events, Metro may not be able to provide real-time information or service updates via email or text.

Metro will also be following police direction or other applicable protocols, with safety as the first concern, and will work to maintain or restore service as soon as possible.

Event start and end times and other details may be unknown or subject to change.